Team,

Please join me in congratulating Katie O’Friel as she moves on from Prospect Management to the President’s Office in her new role as Advisor to Vice President and Chief of Staff Ann Firth.

Katie played an instrumental role over the last three years in the evolution of our Prospect Management Consulting team. As Senior Consultant for the Northwest region, she oversaw countless new-hire portfolios and RD transitions and served as a key strategic partner in evaluating portfolio health and annual planning for the region.

Katie also served as one of the team leads for our Incoming Parent review, streamlining processes to facilitate assignments as the number of identified leadership families increased nearly 140% since 2021. Her collaboration with key partners in Research, Special Events, Data Integrity, and the DC team is an example of cross-department partnership at its best.

Most importantly, Katie has been an exceptional teammate, mentor, friend, and guide to her fellow consultants, and played an indispensable role in the onboarding and integration of our recent hires (myself included). Katie’s mission-oriented, other-focused servant leadership will continue to serve Notre Dame well in her new role.

Katie’s final day is this coming Friday, September 27. Our Consultant job posting is now live on the ND Jobs website. Please contact me if you have interest or know of anyone who might have interest in joining our Consultant team.

Best,

JR